Ancient parish. The church was destroyed by enemy action 24 November 1940 and the parish united with St James in 1957. The registers were deposited with those of St James in 1980; there was a later deposit of records in 1984.

Deeds relating to St Peter's parish, part of the Raymond Richards Collection of Miscellaneous Historical Material, formerly kept at the John Ryland Library, Manchester, are held at Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, reference M72/16.